Boo Mimes, Hooray Pictures!

Boone here. I finally took some pictures of my Yamaha XJ550 Maxim motorcycle that I recently purchased. The lighting in these photos is not the best, but it is a garage. What did you expect? If you read my first motorcycle diaries post, my second trip was much much smoother. I felt comfortable on the bike, turning was a breeze, and everything was going quite swimmingly. That is, until I ran out of gas and had to push my bike home….uphill. I don’t want to talk about it.

Stay tuned for more motorcycle tales.

Madison, Wisconsin now has a “Cow Parade” going on throughout the city. There are 101 different cow sculptures uniquely painted by local artists. The majority of the artwork relates to Wisconsin, cows/farming, or Madison specifically. Some artists even manage to tie in all three themes. Jess and I went around this past weekend and had our picture taken with ALL of them. Yes, All of them. Actually, thats not true. We did miss 8 of the cows. 3 are touring Wisconsin and are not yet in Madison, and 5 were “out to pasture” for repair. We will post more pictures of our Cow Excursion, but for now, here are two of our favorites. We hope you enjoy.

Yes, Yes. I just bought a new motorcycle. Well, its not new. Its actually a 1982 Yamaha XJ550 Maxim. I bought it from a friend I work with at Netconcepts. The bike is black on black and is in great shape. It needs a few newer parts but its almost as old as I am, what would you expect. It is Motorcycle, not a Crotch Rocket (sorry Anish). I have not taken any photos of it yet, but here is a picture I found online if you are curious to check it out. I will be sure to post pictures once I have taken them. I drove it for the first time last week. Who ever said “Its like riding a bike” has never ridden a motorcycle for the first time. Do you remember the scene in the “Italian Job” where Seth Green rolls up on that yellow bike of his….yeah, it was a lot like that. Me and my bad self toured the suburbs and tried not to fall over.

I will more than likely take it out again this weekend and I am certain that it will go smother this time. Heck, you know what they say…”Its like riding a bike.”

Boone here. Jess and I have new features for our blog. Last night late, I added the “WoogleCal” plugin. “WoogleCal” allows you to automatically post your Google Calendar events to your blog. Be sure to check in with our Calendar page to see what Jess and I are up to now.

I also added the “Countdown” plugin. Please focus your attention on the lower right corner of this page. You will notice the “Important Dates” section to our sidebar. This is the countdown to, you guessed it, our wedding.

Stay tuned for more features, updates, and wedding information

Thanks for visiting our site. BooneandJessinMadison.com is focused around the lives of Boone Sesvold and Jessica Julson. We will keep this site updated with the latest and greatest information about, well…Us. This includes up to date wedding information as well as our excursions around the great city of Madison.

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